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Belur Math is a monastery dedicated to Ramakrishna Order. The monastery was started by the disciples of Sri Ramakrishna after his passing away. Earlier, the math was situated at a place called Baranagar. Then it was called Baranagar Math. After some time, the monastery was moved to Belur in the year 1899, by the great saint, Swami Vivekananda. The math is situated just by the side of Hooghly River and is an important religious center for Hindu Pilgrims. The architecture of this Hindu Monastery is also an attraction of the monastery.